National parks with bus/shuttle guided tour
Bright dots offer bus/shuttle guided tour. Tap any park to tick it off your checklist.
Quietest picks for bus/shuttle guided tour
- 1North Cascades National Park46,925 visits
- 2Denali National Park & Preserve543,300 visits
- 3Crater Lake National Park632,242 visits
By 2025 recreation visits (NPS).
Most parks for bus/shuttle guided tour
- Montana 2
- Alaska 1
- Florida 1
- Hawaii 1
- Idaho 1
- Maine 1
- Oregon 1
- Washington 1
8 parks
Where to go for bus/shuttle guided tour
Photo: NPS Photo by Kent MillerAcadia National Park
Maine
4,079,318 visits in 2025Quietest: February$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPS PhotoCrater Lake National Park
Oregon
632,242 visits in 2025Quietest: January$30 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo / Nathan KostegianDenali National Park & Preserve
Alaska
543,300 visits in 2025Quietest: January$15 / person
Photo: NPS Photo by Miguel SalasEverglades National Park
Florida
778,198 visits in 2025Quietest: October$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPS PhotoGlacier National Park
Montana
3,136,557 visits in 2025Quietest: February$35 / vehicle
Photo: NPSHaleakalā National Park
Hawaii
853,711 visits in 2025Quietest: February$30 / vehicle
Photo: NPS Photo/D.DixonNorth Cascades National Park
Washington
46,925 visits in 2025Quietest: DecemberFree entry
Photo: NPS / Jacob W. FrankYellowstone National Park
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
4,762,988 visits in 2025Quietest: November$35 / vehicle
Ideas from the National Park Service
Bus/Shuttle Guided Tour ideas, park by park
- Sightsee on a Denali Tour Bus4-6 Hours · Summer
Summer sight-seeing in Denali is mainly done by bus, and there are several trips to choose from. Narrated tour bus trips are more expensive than non-narrated transit buses. From high up in a bus, it becomes possible to…
Reservation/permitFee - Sightsee on a Denali Transit Bus6-12 Hours · Summer
Summer sight-seeing in Denali is mainly done by bus, and there are several trips to choose from. Transit bus trips are the cheapest and most flexible option, although they aren't narrated. From high up in a bus, it…
Reservation/permitFee
From the NPS Data API's things-to-do records, checked 2026-10-01.
FAQ
Bus/Shuttle Guided Tour, quickly
- Which national parks offer bus/shuttle guided tour?
- 8 of the 63 national parks list bus/shuttle guided tour as an activity, according to the National Park Service: Acadia, Crater Lake, Denali, Everglades, Glacier, Haleakalā, North Cascades, Yellowstone.
- What's the least crowded national park for bus/shuttle guided tour?
- By 2025 recreation visits, North Cascades National Park (46,925 visits), then Denali (543,300). The busiest park on this list is Yellowstone, with 4,762,988.
- Which state has the most national parks for bus/shuttle guided tour?
- Montana, with 2, followed by Alaska (1).
Sources · 2
- 1.NPS Data API — /parks (all park units) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.NPS Visitor Use Statistics — monthly recreation visits, 2021–2025 (IRMA stats REST service) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior) — Visitor Use Statistics Program
Activities are the ones each park lists in the NPS Data API. Check the park's own nps.gov page for current trail, water and permit conditions.
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